Passport Atlas

Entering Uruguay

Uruguay does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#133

Entry openness

85

Visa free

85

Visa required

113

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Country profile

Capital

Montevideo

Population

3.5 million

Area

176,220 km²

Currency

Uruguayan peso UYU

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-03:00

Foreign-born

160,064 · 2024

Migrant share

4.7%

Ethnic groups · 2011

White87.7%
none or unspecified5%
Black4.6%
Indigenous2.4%
other0.3%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type L

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+598

Airports

MVD · PDP · RVY · DZO

Highlights

Rambla
Colonia del Sacramento
Punta del Este

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